B&D ski crampons reviewed for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering

(News Flash – Friday PM: Lincoln Creek Road off Independence Pass Road in Colorado is now open, providing access to the Grizzly Peak area of the Sawatch Mountains. Bob Perlmutter just got back from an awsome day on Grizzly, and…

When the skiing gets too rough (this year probably in a week or so), we usually hang up our planks for about twelve weeks and enjoy summer.

One of many option sets that the A640 firmware hack provides. Customizable real-time histogram shown. One of the best things about today’s digital cameras is that many models can be hacked by software engineers who write new “firmware” that adds…

Most important mod is adding a camera case to a shoulder strap. But other changes help as well. I must have been a surgeon in a past life, considering how good it feels to slice into a new backpack with…

Power tools rule. But what if you’ve got more power tools than Bob Vila and his friends? Who cares!? When the desire for another tool hits deep in one’s core, there is always another gadget out there you’ve been thinking…